Sr Project Manager Commercial Services - Columbus, OH

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Easton Square location in the Nutrition Division. Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow, to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, Protality® and Glucerna®– to help get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life.

What You’ll Work On

• Demonstrate stewardship and provide leadership throughout the Label Process to meet Division strategies and business objectives.
• Deliver project excellence by incorporating best practices in project management to meet and/or exceed customer needs.
• Build effective alliances with key internal and external supply partners/cross-functional team members to facilitate label development against strategic objectives.
• Manage all label change requests based on defined process standards.
• Responsible for effective budget management across assigned labeling projects.
• Actively seeks opportunities and training to advance personal and professional development.
• Identifies, develops, and implements processes and procedures to improve department performance.
• Act as point of contact for project reporting & updates to the Business Unit.
• Provide support as required to Program or Portfolio Management.

LABELING:

• Execute roles and responsibilities as defined in the Label Process.
• Ensure project scope is established; develop and manage project plan to deliverables.
• Manage all change requests— major/minor change decisions based on defined process standards.
• Manage all minor changes autonomously through the label process.
• Prioritize/group changes, coordinate with Marketing Brand Managers, Regulatory, PR&D, Medical & QA.
• Manage labeling molds & dies budgets for assigned Business Unit(s).
• Assure continuity across brands/SKUs within Business Unit(s).
• Recommend and implement PM strategies and enhancements to improve the efficiency of the Label Process.
• Monitor/Assess process metrics: Turn data into action and communication– errors, cycle times, reworks. Take an active approach to monitoring trends, investigating failures, and continuous improvement.
• Act as the primary point of contact for project reporting and updates to the Business Unit(s) and ANPD Leadership teams.
• Perform brand portfolio management to ensure consistency across SKUs.

What You'll Work On

• Mentor and guide direct reports.
• Implement a comprehensive training plan and career path for direct reports and staff.
• Provide assessment/performance feedback to direct reports.
• Work with team members and supplier partners to bring forth innovative thinking and new ideas to meet Business/Marke